EP3736492A1 - Control system for controlling feed of solid fuel in a combustion process - Google Patents
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- the application relates generally to a control system for controlling the feed of a solid fuel in a combustion process.
- Some of the solid fuel e.g. peat, woodchips or sawdust, arriving at heating and power facilities for use in a combustion process, is unloaded on the field from where the fuel is loaded by a bucket loader onto a conveyor either directly or in such a way that various types of fuel are blended with visual inspection, e.g. in amongst bark is admixed dry cutter shavings.
- all fuels arrive at a reception station, wherefrom the fuel proceeds into storage silos or buildings.
- Fuel fractions are blended at reception on the basis of just type information, or the mixing is carried out in storage spaces where the fuel is unloaded into a stack and removed with transverse screws from a bottom of the stack.
- peat can be placed on one side of the storage space and all types of wood chips elsewhere, but the most common practice is place all fuel types in disarray.
- the control system which is intended for controlling the feed of a solid fuel in a combustion process, comprises a control unit which is adapted to communicate in the system by way of a communications link.
- the control unit is adapted to receive online measurement data from online measuring instruments, regarding a fuel coming from a fuel reception unit, and to control feeding equipment for delivering the measured fuel into a fuel silo on the basis of its content model and measurement data.
- solid fuel is used e.g. in reference to biofuels to be burned in heating and/or power facilities, e.g. wood chips, e.g. whole tree chips, forest residue chips, stump chips and recycled woodchips; wood dust, e.g. sawdust and cutter swarf; bark, peat, recycled fuels, e.g. REF, RDF and SRF; wood briquettes, wood pellets, field biomasses, e.g. straw and reed canary grass; coal and side flows of pulp and paper industry.
- wood chips e.g. whole tree chips, forest residue chips, stump chips and recycled woodchips
- wood dust e.g. sawdust and cutter swarf
- bark peat
- recycled fuels e.g. REF, RDF and SRF
- wood briquettes wood pellets
- field biomasses e.g. straw and reed canary grass
- coal and side flows of pulp and paper industry e.g. in reference to biofuels to
- the term communications link is used e.g. in reference to a wired and/or wireless communication connection between devices capable of data connection.
- the wired link can be e.g. a USB (Universal Serial Bus) link, an Ethernet connection or some other link with an ability to communicate signals via wires, fibers or other landline media.
- the wireless link can be e.g. a short range wireless connection, e.g. a Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, wireless USB or some other wireless connection.
- the communications link can be established by means of at least one of the following communication networks; Internet, extranet and intranet; a mobile communication network which uses e.g. GSM, EDGE, UMTS, CDMA or WCDMA technology; or a public switched telephone network.
- online measurement is used e.g. in reference to continuous measuring devices which make use of X-ray, microwave, infrared and magnetic resonance technology.
- reference can be made e.g. to a measurement based on devices using electrical capacitance or conductance, ultrasound acoustic, laser and video imaging.
- the control method which is intended for controlling the feed of a solid fuel in a combustion process, comprises using a control unit for receiving from online measuring instruments, by way of a communications link, online measurement data regarding a fuel coming from a fuel reception unit.
- the method further comprises controlling, by way of the communications link, feeding means for delivering the measured fuel into a fuel silo on the basis of its content model and measurement data.
- the computer program which is intended for controlling the feed of a solid fuel in a combustion process as it is run on a computer, comprises a reception code which is adapted to use a control unit for receiving from online measuring instruments, by way of a communications link, online measurement data regarding a fuel coming from a fuel reception unit.
- the computer program further comprises a control code, which is adapted to use the control unit for controlling, by way of the communications link, feeding means for delivering the measured fuel into a fuel silo on the basis of its content model and measurement data.
- the computer program product which comprises a computer program intended for controlling the feed of a solid fuel in a combustion process as it is run on a computer.
- the computer program comprises a reception code which is adapted to use a control unit for receiving from online measuring instruments, by way of a communications link, online measurement data regarding a fuel coming from a fuel reception unit, and a control code which is adapted to use the control unit for controlling, by way of the communications link, feeding means for delivering the measured fuel into a fuel silo on the basis of its content model and measurement data.
- Fig. 1a shows a control system 100 used in an incineration plant 101 intended for the production of energy, e.g. in a heating and/or power facility, for controlling the feed of a solid fuel, e.g. a biofuel such as woodchips, in its combustion process.
- a solid fuel e.g. a biofuel such as woodchips
- the facility 101 may comprise at least one reception unit 106a, 106b, 106c for a fuel to be burned, which comprises e.g. at least one indoor or outdoor reception pocket, wherein fuel carrying trucks may dump their loads or wherein the fuel stored elsewhere can be loaded by bucket loaders.
- Pockets included in the unit 106a, 106b, 106c may vary in number but if peat is employed as a fuel, it can have its own pocket.
- the facility 101 comprises a boiler 102 for burning fuel and producing energy.
- the facility 101 may further comprise conveying means 105, e.g. belt, chain, screw, scraper, lamella or elevator (belt-chain) conveyors, vibratory feeders or stoker dischargers, for conveying fuel from the unit 106a, 106b, 106c towards the boiler 102 after being removed from the unit 106a, 106b, 106c e.g. with drag chain and/or stoker dischargers.
- conveying means 105 e.g. belt, chain, screw, scraper, lamella or elevator (belt-chain) conveyors, vibratory feeders or stoker dischargers
- the facility 101 may further comprise at least one fuel silo 104, 108a, 108b between the unit 106a, 106b, 106c and the boiler 102.
- the storage silo (storage) 104 is used for the interim storage of fuel prior to its transfer into at least one feeding silo 108a, 108b.
- the feeding silo(s) 108a, 108b is (are) used for storage of fuel prior to its delivery into the boiler 102.
- Each silo 104, 108a, 108b may comprise feeding means 110a, 110b, 110c, e.g. drag chain and/or belt conveyors, for supplying the silo 104, 108a, 108b with fuel arriving by way of the conveying means 105.
- the conveying means 105 may also carry out a function of the feeding means 110a, 110b, 110c.
- Each silo 104, 108a, 108b may comprise discharging means 112a, 112b, 112c, e.g. a discharge screw(s), and stoker and/or drag chain bottom dischargers present on a bottom of the silo 104, 108a, 108b for conveying fuel onto the discharging screw(s) in view of discharging fuel from the silo 104, 108a, 108b onto the conveying means 105.
- discharging means 112a, 112b, 112c e.g. a discharge screw(s), and stoker and/or drag chain bottom dischargers present on a bottom of the silo 104, 108a, 108b for conveying fuel onto the discharging screw(s) in view of discharging fuel from the silo 104, 108a, 108b onto the conveying means 105.
- each silo 104, 108a, 108b may comprise separate or joint control means capable of communicating by way of a communications link to the feeding means 110a, 110b, 110c and to the discharging means 112,a, 112b, 112c.
- the facility 101 may further comprise removal means 114c, e.g. a removal gate or a screw conveyor with a reversible discharge direction, for clearing the conveying means 105 or the combustion process of fuel which for some reason is rejected as unacceptable for the combustion process.
- removal means 114c e.g. a removal gate or a screw conveyor with a reversible discharge direction
- the facility 101 may further comprise control elements for the removal means 14c, which are capable of communicating by way of a communications link.
- the system 100 comprises a control unit 120 which is capable of communicating in the system 100 by way of a communications link, e.g. wirelessly by way of a mobile communication network as shown in the figure.
- a communications link e.g. wirelessly by way of a mobile communication network as shown in the figure.
- the system 100 further comprises at least one set of online quality measuring instruments 130a, 130b, 130c, 130d, which are capable of communicating with the unit 120 by way of a communications link. Making use of the online quality measurement of fuel enables an enhancement of the facility 101 in terms of its production.
- the system 100 may comprise merely the first set of measuring instruments 130a, e.g. X-ray measuring instruments, which are installed in connection with the conveying means 105 between the unit 106a, 106b, 106c and the silo 104.
- the measuring instruments 130a can be installed as shown in the figure, or by having the same installed in connection with each of the designated conveyor means 105 coming from each pocket of the unit 106a, 106b, 106c.
- the measuring instruments 130a monitor the fuel (a batch of fuel) carried on the conveying means 105 by continuous measuring and supply the unit 120 with fuel-related measurement data obtained from the measurement.
- the unit 120 receives measurement data from the measuring instruments 130a and is able to continuously calculate from the measurement data at least one of the fuel quality criteria (quality data): type of fuel, moisture content, foreign matter content, ash content, at least one element concentration, energy content, density, mass, and fragment size.
- quality data type of fuel, moisture content, foreign matter content, ash content, at least one element concentration, energy content, density, mass, and fragment size.
- the unit 120 may control the removal means 114c by way of a communications link for removing the fuel measured with the measuring instruments 130a, on the basis of the received measurement data and the at least one calculated criterion thereof, from the conveying means 105 prior to feeding it into the silo 104.
- the unit 120 is additionally able to establish a real-time content model for the silo 104, e.g. two- or three-dimensional model, about its fuel distribution on the basis of at least one of the aforesaid criteria, e.g. the energy content, to maintain the established content model and to update it in real time according to fuel being supplied and discharged.
- a real-time content model for the silo 104 e.g. two- or three-dimensional model
- the at least one criterion e.g. at least one of the following data: operating data for the conveyor means 105, identification data for fuel loads, e.g. information about a supplier, a type and/or a location, information about a truck scale used for determining the amount of a fuel load and other possible information obtainable from auxiliary measurements, e.g. operating data for a belt scale and/or other equipment.
- identification data for fuel loads e.g. information about a supplier, a type and/or a location
- information about a truck scale used for determining the amount of a fuel load and other possible information obtainable from auxiliary measurements e.g. operating data for a belt scale and/or other equipment.
- the unit 120 may further control feeding means 110c of the silo 104 by way of a communications link for feeding the measured fuel from the conveying means 105 into the silo 104. Based on the content model and the measurement data received from the measuring instruments 130a, the feeding means 110c are supplied with control information regarding to which part of the silo 104 the fuel is to be delivered.
- the unit 120 may control discharging means 112c by way of a communications link for discharging fuel onto the conveying means 105 extending from the silo 104 to the silo 108a, 108b. Based on the content model and the possibly received measurement data, the discharging means 112c are supplied with control information regarding from which part of the silo 104 the fuel is to be discharged onto the conveying means 105.
- the unit 120 is able to receive information about upcoming fuel loads, e.g. information about suppliers, fuel type, place of delivery, and scale data.
- the system 100 may comprise second measuring instruments 130b, e.g. X-ray measuring instruments, which are installed in connection with the conveying means 105 between the silo 104 and the silo 108a, 108b.
- second measuring instruments 130b e.g. X-ray measuring instruments
- the unit 120 may receive measurement data from the measuring instruments 130b and it may calculate continuously from the discussed measurement data at least one of the aforesaid criteria, e.g. the energy content.
- the unit 120 is able to establish a real-time content model for each silo 108a, 108b, e.g. a two- or three-dimensional model, about its fuel distribution on the basis of the at least one aforesaid criterion, to maintain the established content model and to update it in real time according to fuel being supplied and discharged.
- a real-time content model for each silo 108a, 108b, e.g. a two- or three-dimensional model, about its fuel distribution on the basis of the at least one aforesaid criterion
- the unit 120 may further control the feeding means 110a, 110b for the silo 108a, 108b by way of a communications link for feeding fuel into the silo 108a, 108b.
- the conveying means 105 are supplied with control information regarding into which silo 108a, 108b the fuel to be conveyed and the feeding means 110a, 110b are supplied with control information regarding to which part of the silo 108a, 108b the fuel is to be delivered.
- the unit 120 may control the discharging means 112a, 112b of the silo 108a, 108b by way of a communications link for discharging fuel onto the conveying means 105 extending from the silo 108a, 108b to the boiler 102.
- the discharging means 112a, 112b are supplied with control information regarding from which part of the silo 108a, 108b the fuel is to be discharged onto the conveying means 105.
- Controlling the feeding and discharging means 110a, 110b, 110c, 112,a, 112b, 112c of each silo 104, 108a, 108b enables an improvement in the quality of a fuel passing into the boiler 102, i.e. an effort to provide a fuel with quality as consistent as possible, whereby it is optimal from the standpoint of a combustion process.
- control enables an optimization of fuel mixtures.
- the optimization of mixture ratios is a way of avoiding the feeding of expensive additives, e.g. elemental sulfur and sulfates, into the boiler 102 in case there is a risk of chlorine-induced corrosion.
- control enables a protection of the boiler 102 by avoiding undesired fuel blends which increase the corrosion risk.
- the control further provides an ability to maintain the boiler 102 and a turbine in optimal operation (boiler-turbine balance), to reduce emissions and to improve the efficiency of a combustion process.
- the system 100 is capable of supplying and controlling the supply of fuel.
- the unit 120 is able to transmit, by way of a communications link, fuel demand information based on a content model of the silo 104 and/or the silo 108a, 108b to a unit in charge of the supply of fuel, e.g. to at least one supply program of the unit 120 or some other computer.
- the demand information makes it possible to report which fuel fractions are needed in the facility 101 for maintaining an optimal fuel distribution.
- the unit 120 may further receive predictions from fuel supply programs regarding upcoming fuel loads, thereby enabling the establishment of demand data also on the basis of e.g. predictions and a content model.
- the system 100 may comprise third measuring instruments 130c, 130d, e.g. X-ray measuring instruments, which are installed in connection with the conveying means 105 between each silo 108a, 108b and the boiler 102.
- third measuring instruments 130c, 130d e.g. X-ray measuring instruments
- system 100 may comprise control means, which control the combustion process of the boiler 102 and which are capable of communicating by way of a communications link.
- the unit 120 is able to receive measurement data from the measuring instruments 130c, 130d and is able to calculate continuously from the discussed measurement data at least one of the aforesaid criteria, e.g. the energy content.
- the unit 120 is able to transmit information pertinent to measurement data received from the measuring instruments 130c, 130d, e.g. measurement data or information about a calculated criterion, to the control means of the combustion process of the boiler 102.
- Fig. 1b shows a facility 101 similar to that of fig. 1a , but missing the silo 104 serving as an intermediate storage.
- the system 100 only comprises measuring instruments 130a, e.g. X-ray measuring instruments, which are installed in connection with the conveying means 105 between the unit 106a, 106b, 106c and the silo 108a, 108b.
- measuring instruments 130a e.g. X-ray measuring instruments
- the measuring instruments 130a measure continuously a fuel carried on the conveying means 105 and supply the unit 120 with fuel-related measurement data obtained from the measurement.
- the unit 120 receives measurement data from the measuring instruments 130a and is able to calculate continuously from the discussed measurement data at least one the aforesaid criteria, e.g. the energy content.
- the unit 120 is able to control the discharge means 114c, to establish a content model about its fuel distribution on the basis of at least one of the aforesaid criteria, e.g. the energy content, to maintain and update the established content model as in the system 100 of fig. 1 .
- the unit 120 is able to control feeding means 110a, 110b and discharging means 112a, 112b for the silo 108a, 108b as in the system 100 of fig. 1 .
- the unit 120 is further able to transmit fuel demand information based on a content model of the silo 108a, 108b as in the system 100 of fig. 1 .
- the system 100 is capable of controlling the supply of fuel for the facility 101.
- the system 100 is easy to install in old facilities 101, its operation is not restricted by fuel employed in the facility 101, and it is not bound up with the employed measuring method.
- the facility 101 has accurate initial data about the quality of fuel, thus enabling to make an optimal fuel mixture of consistent quality.
- the quality fluctuations of fuel regarding e.g. moisture, complicate adjustment of the boiler 102, whereby the bed temperatures fluctuate with resulting emission spikes, the efficiency suffers, and the corrosion risk increases.
- Fig. 2 shows functional units 240, 242, 244, 246 for a control unit (control device) 220 that may comprise at least one computer.
- the unit 220 may comprise a processor unit 240, which comprises at least one processor and which enables the execution of instructions, defined e.g. by a user or some application program, and the processing of data.
- a processor unit 240 which comprises at least one processor and which enables the execution of instructions, defined e.g. by a user or some application program, and the processing of data.
- the unit 220 may comprise a memory unit 242, which comprises at least one memory, for storing and saving data, e.g. instructions and application programs.
- the unit 220 may comprise a data transfer unit 244 by means of which the unit 220 transmits and receives information by way of at least one wired and/or wireless communications link, and a user interface unit 246 by means of which the user is able to input commands and information to the unit 220 and/or to receive information from the unit 220.
- the user interface unit 246 may comprise at least one of the following: a keyboard, functional keys, a display, a touchpad, a touch screen, and a microphone/speaker unit.
- the memory unit 242 may comprise an application 254 controlling operation of the data transfer unit 244, an application 256 controlling operation of the user interface unit 246, and an application (computer program) 258 intended for controlling operation of the unit 220.
- the memory unit 242 may comprise an application 260 controlling operation of the online quality measuring instruments 230 in the event that the measuring instruments 230 are remote-controlled from the unit 220.
- the application 258 controls operations of the unit 220 and possibly other equipment 102, 104, 108a, 108b, 230 in the feed of a solid fuel in a combustion process when it is carried out in the unit 220.
- the application 258 comprises a reception code which uses the data transfer unit 244 to receive from the measuring instruments 230, by way of a communications link, online measurement data regarding a fuel coming in from the fuel unit 106a, 106b, 106c, and a control code which uses the data transfer unit 244 to control, by way of a communications link, the feeding means 110a, 110b, 110c for delivering the measured fuel into the silo 104, 108a, 108b on the basis of its content model and measurement data.
- the application 258 can be stored not only in the memory unit 242 of the unit 220 but also in a computer program product, which is a computer-readable data transfer medium, e.g. a CD disc or a USB flash drive, and which comprises a computer program code intended to be run on a computer.
- a computer program product which is a computer-readable data transfer medium, e.g. a CD disc or a USB flash drive, and which comprises a computer program code intended to be run on a computer.
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- The application relates generally to a control system for controlling the feed of a solid fuel in a combustion process.
- Some of the solid fuel, e.g. peat, woodchips or sawdust, arriving at heating and power facilities for use in a combustion process, is unloaded on the field from where the fuel is loaded by a bucket loader onto a conveyor either directly or in such a way that various types of fuel are blended with visual inspection, e.g. in amongst bark is admixed dry cutter shavings.
- On the other hand, some of the incoming fuel is unloaded directly into the facility's reception pockets, wherefrom it is conducted on conveyors into silos according to fuel type information inputted into the system with a truck scale by a fuel supplier or without more precise information about the type of fuel.
- Alternatively, all fuels arrive at a reception station, wherefrom the fuel proceeds into storage silos or buildings. Fuel fractions are blended at reception on the basis of just type information, or the mixing is carried out in storage spaces where the fuel is unloaded into a stack and removed with transverse screws from a bottom of the stack. In a storage space, peat can be placed on one side of the storage space and all types of wood chips elsewhere, but the most common practice is place all fuel types in disarray.
- It is one objective of the invention to eliminate some of the problems of the prior art and to control a solid fuel combustion process in view of reducing the quality fluctuations of a solid fuel to be supplied into a boiler, thereby facilitating e.g. the regulation of a combustion process, improving the efficiency of an incineration plant, reducing operating and maintenance costs with a declining corrosion effect, as well as reducing greenhouse, CO, NOx and the like emissions.
- The one objective of the invention is attained with the control system, control unit, control method, computer program, and computer program product according to the independent claims, and embodiments of the invention are presented in these independent claims.
- The control system according to one embodiment, which is intended for controlling the feed of a solid fuel in a combustion process, comprises a control unit which is adapted to communicate in the system by way of a communications link. In addition, the control unit is adapted to receive online measurement data from online measuring instruments, regarding a fuel coming from a fuel reception unit, and to control feeding equipment for delivering the measured fuel into a fuel silo on the basis of its content model and measurement data.
- The term solid fuel is used e.g. in reference to biofuels to be burned in heating and/or power facilities, e.g. wood chips, e.g. whole tree chips, forest residue chips, stump chips and recycled woodchips; wood dust, e.g. sawdust and cutter swarf; bark, peat, recycled fuels, e.g. REF, RDF and SRF; wood briquettes, wood pellets, field biomasses, e.g. straw and reed canary grass; coal and side flows of pulp and paper industry.
- The term communications link is used e.g. in reference to a wired and/or wireless communication connection between devices capable of data connection. The wired link can be e.g. a USB (Universal Serial Bus) link, an Ethernet connection or some other link with an ability to communicate signals via wires, fibers or other landline media. The wireless link can be e.g. a short range wireless connection, e.g. a Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, wireless USB or some other wireless connection. The communications link can be established by means of at least one of the following communication networks; Internet, extranet and intranet; a mobile communication network which uses e.g. GSM, EDGE, UMTS, CDMA or WCDMA technology; or a public switched telephone network.
- The term online measurement is used e.g. in reference to continuous measuring devices which make use of X-ray, microwave, infrared and magnetic resonance technology. In addition, reference can be made e.g. to a measurement based on devices using electrical capacitance or conductance, ultrasound acoustic, laser and video imaging.
- The control method according to one embodiment, which is intended for controlling the feed of a solid fuel in a combustion process, comprises using a control unit for receiving from online measuring instruments, by way of a communications link, online measurement data regarding a fuel coming from a fuel reception unit. The method further comprises controlling, by way of the communications link, feeding means for delivering the measured fuel into a fuel silo on the basis of its content model and measurement data.
- The computer program according to one embodiment, which is intended for controlling the feed of a solid fuel in a combustion process as it is run on a computer, comprises a reception code which is adapted to use a control unit for receiving from online measuring instruments, by way of a communications link, online measurement data regarding a fuel coming from a fuel reception unit. The computer program further comprises a control code, which is adapted to use the control unit for controlling, by way of the communications link, feeding means for delivering the measured fuel into a fuel silo on the basis of its content model and measurement data.
- The computer program product according to one embodiment, which comprises a computer program intended for controlling the feed of a solid fuel in a combustion process as it is run on a computer. The computer program comprises a reception code which is adapted to use a control unit for receiving from online measuring instruments, by way of a communications link, online measurement data regarding a fuel coming from a fuel reception unit, and a control code which is adapted to use the control unit for controlling, by way of the communications link, feeding means for delivering the measured fuel into a fuel silo on the basis of its content model and measurement data.
- Other embodiments are presented in the dependent claims.
- In a detailed description of the figures, various embodiments of the invention will be discussed more precisely with reference to the accompanying figures, in which
- fig. 1a
- shows a control system, wherein fuel is temporarily stored in a stor-age silo,
- fig. 1b
- shows a control system, wherein fuel is conveyed from a reception unit directly into feeding silos, and
- fig. 2
- functional elements of a control unit.
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Fig. 1a shows acontrol system 100 used in anincineration plant 101 intended for the production of energy, e.g. in a heating and/or power facility, for controlling the feed of a solid fuel, e.g. a biofuel such as woodchips, in its combustion process. - The
facility 101 may comprise at least onereception unit unit - The
facility 101 comprises aboiler 102 for burning fuel and producing energy. - The
facility 101 may further comprise conveying means 105, e.g. belt, chain, screw, scraper, lamella or elevator (belt-chain) conveyors, vibratory feeders or stoker dischargers, for conveying fuel from theunit boiler 102 after being removed from theunit - The
facility 101 may further comprise at least onefuel silo unit boiler 102. The storage silo (storage) 104 is used for the interim storage of fuel prior to its transfer into at least onefeeding silo boiler 102. - Each
silo silo - Each
silo silo silo conveying means 105. - In addition, each
silo - The
facility 101 may further comprise removal means 114c, e.g. a removal gate or a screw conveyor with a reversible discharge direction, for clearing theconveying means 105 or the combustion process of fuel which for some reason is rejected as unacceptable for the combustion process. - The
facility 101 may further comprise control elements for the removal means 14c, which are capable of communicating by way of a communications link. - The
system 100 comprises acontrol unit 120 which is capable of communicating in thesystem 100 by way of a communications link, e.g. wirelessly by way of a mobile communication network as shown in the figure. - The
system 100 further comprises at least one set of onlinequality measuring instruments unit 120 by way of a communications link. Making use of the online quality measurement of fuel enables an enhancement of thefacility 101 in terms of its production. - The
system 100 may comprise merely the first set of measuringinstruments 130a, e.g. X-ray measuring instruments, which are installed in connection with the conveying means 105 between theunit silo 104. Themeasuring instruments 130a can be installed as shown in the figure, or by having the same installed in connection with each of the designated conveyor means 105 coming from each pocket of theunit - The
measuring instruments 130a monitor the fuel (a batch of fuel) carried on theconveying means 105 by continuous measuring and supply theunit 120 with fuel-related measurement data obtained from the measurement. - The
unit 120 receives measurement data from themeasuring instruments 130a and is able to continuously calculate from the measurement data at least one of the fuel quality criteria (quality data): type of fuel, moisture content, foreign matter content, ash content, at least one element concentration, energy content, density, mass, and fragment size. - In addition, the
unit 120 may control the removal means 114c by way of a communications link for removing the fuel measured with themeasuring instruments 130a, on the basis of the received measurement data and the at least one calculated criterion thereof, from theconveying means 105 prior to feeding it into thesilo 104. - The
unit 120 is additionally able to establish a real-time content model for thesilo 104, e.g. two- or three-dimensional model, about its fuel distribution on the basis of at least one of the aforesaid criteria, e.g. the energy content, to maintain the established content model and to update it in real time according to fuel being supplied and discharged. - In the content model, it is possible to utilize not only the at least one criterion but also e.g. at least one of the following data: operating data for the conveyor means 105, identification data for fuel loads, e.g. information about a supplier, a type and/or a location, information about a truck scale used for determining the amount of a fuel load and other possible information obtainable from auxiliary measurements, e.g. operating data for a belt scale and/or other equipment.
- The
unit 120 may further control feeding means 110c of thesilo 104 by way of a communications link for feeding the measured fuel from the conveying means 105 into thesilo 104. Based on the content model and the measurement data received from themeasuring instruments 130a, thefeeding means 110c are supplied with control information regarding to which part of thesilo 104 the fuel is to be delivered. - In addition, the
unit 120 may control discharging means 112c by way of a communications link for discharging fuel onto the conveying means 105 extending from thesilo 104 to thesilo means 112c are supplied with control information regarding from which part of thesilo 104 the fuel is to be discharged onto the conveyingmeans 105. - Moreover, the
unit 120 is able to receive information about upcoming fuel loads, e.g. information about suppliers, fuel type, place of delivery, and scale data. - The
system 100 may comprise second measuring instruments 130b, e.g. X-ray measuring instruments, which are installed in connection with the conveying means 105 between thesilo 104 and thesilo - The
unit 120 may receive measurement data from the measuring instruments 130b and it may calculate continuously from the discussed measurement data at least one of the aforesaid criteria, e.g. the energy content. - In addition, the
unit 120 is able to establish a real-time content model for eachsilo - The
unit 120 may further control the feeding means 110a, 110b for thesilo silo silo silo - In addition, the
unit 120 may control the dischargingmeans silo silo boiler 102. Based on the content model and based on measurement data possibly received from the measuring instruments 130b, the dischargingmeans silo means 105. - Controlling the feeding and discharging
means silo boiler 102, i.e. an effort to provide a fuel with quality as consistent as possible, whereby it is optimal from the standpoint of a combustion process. - Also, the control enables an optimization of fuel mixtures. The optimization of mixture ratios is a way of avoiding the feeding of expensive additives, e.g. elemental sulfur and sulfates, into the
boiler 102 in case there is a risk of chlorine-induced corrosion. - In addition, the control enables a protection of the
boiler 102 by avoiding undesired fuel blends which increase the corrosion risk. - The control further provides an ability to maintain the
boiler 102 and a turbine in optimal operation (boiler-turbine balance), to reduce emissions and to improve the efficiency of a combustion process. - By virtue of its online measurement, the
system 100 is capable of supplying and controlling the supply of fuel. - In addition, the
unit 120 is able to transmit, by way of a communications link, fuel demand information based on a content model of thesilo 104 and/or thesilo unit 120 or some other computer. The demand information makes it possible to report which fuel fractions are needed in thefacility 101 for maintaining an optimal fuel distribution. - The
unit 120 may further receive predictions from fuel supply programs regarding upcoming fuel loads, thereby enabling the establishment of demand data also on the basis of e.g. predictions and a content model. - The
system 100 may comprisethird measuring instruments silo boiler 102. - In addition, the
system 100 may comprise control means, which control the combustion process of theboiler 102 and which are capable of communicating by way of a communications link. - The
unit 120 is able to receive measurement data from the measuringinstruments - In addition, the
unit 120 is able to transmit information pertinent to measurement data received from the measuringinstruments boiler 102. -
Fig. 1b shows afacility 101 similar to that offig. 1a , but missing thesilo 104 serving as an intermediate storage. - The
system 100 only comprises measuringinstruments 130a, e.g. X-ray measuring instruments, which are installed in connection with the conveying means 105 between theunit silo - The measuring
instruments 130a measure continuously a fuel carried on the conveying means 105 and supply theunit 120 with fuel-related measurement data obtained from the measurement. - The
unit 120 receives measurement data from the measuringinstruments 130a and is able to calculate continuously from the discussed measurement data at least one the aforesaid criteria, e.g. the energy content. - The
unit 120 is able to control the discharge means 114c, to establish a content model about its fuel distribution on the basis of at least one of the aforesaid criteria, e.g. the energy content, to maintain and update the established content model as in thesystem 100 offig. 1 . - In addition, the
unit 120 is able to control feeding means 110a, 110b and dischargingmeans silo system 100 offig. 1 . - The
unit 120 is further able to transmit fuel demand information based on a content model of thesilo system 100 offig. 1 . - By virtue of its online measurement, the
system 100 is capable of controlling the supply of fuel for thefacility 101. - The
system 100 is easy to install inold facilities 101, its operation is not restricted by fuel employed in thefacility 101, and it is not bound up with the employed measuring method. - By virtue of the
system 100, thefacility 101 has accurate initial data about the quality of fuel, thus enabling to make an optimal fuel mixture of consistent quality. The quality fluctuations of fuel, regarding e.g. moisture, complicate adjustment of theboiler 102, whereby the bed temperatures fluctuate with resulting emission spikes, the efficiency suffers, and the corrosion risk increases. - By virtue of the system, it is further possible to obviate production losses e.g. in winters when the entire production capacity of the
facility 101 is needed. -
Fig. 2 showsfunctional units - The
unit 220 may comprise aprocessor unit 240, which comprises at least one processor and which enables the execution of instructions, defined e.g. by a user or some application program, and the processing of data. - In addition, the
unit 220 may comprise amemory unit 242, which comprises at least one memory, for storing and saving data, e.g. instructions and application programs. - In addition, the
unit 220 may comprise adata transfer unit 244 by means of which theunit 220 transmits and receives information by way of at least one wired and/or wireless communications link, and auser interface unit 246 by means of which the user is able to input commands and information to theunit 220 and/or to receive information from theunit 220. - The
user interface unit 246 may comprise at least one of the following: a keyboard, functional keys, a display, a touchpad, a touch screen, and a microphone/speaker unit. - The
memory unit 242 may comprise anapplication 254 controlling operation of thedata transfer unit 244, anapplication 256 controlling operation of theuser interface unit 246, and an application (computer program) 258 intended for controlling operation of theunit 220. - In addition, the
memory unit 242 may comprise anapplication 260 controlling operation of the onlinequality measuring instruments 230 in the event that the measuringinstruments 230 are remote-controlled from theunit 220. - The
application 258 controls operations of theunit 220 and possiblyother equipment unit 220. Theapplication 258 comprises a reception code which uses thedata transfer unit 244 to receive from the measuringinstruments 230, by way of a communications link, online measurement data regarding a fuel coming in from thefuel unit data transfer unit 244 to control, by way of a communications link, the feeding means 110a, 110b, 110c for delivering the measured fuel into thesilo - The
application 258 can be stored not only in thememory unit 242 of theunit 220 but also in a computer program product, which is a computer-readable data transfer medium, e.g. a CD disc or a USB flash drive, and which comprises a computer program code intended to be run on a computer. - The
memory unit 242 and theapplication 258, jointly with theprocessor unit 240, enable theunit 220 at least to receive with thedata transfer unit 240 from the measuringinstruments 230, by way of a communications link, measurement data regarding a fuel coming from thefuel unit data transfer unit 240, by way of a communications link, the feeding means 110a, 110b, 110c for delivering the measured fuel into thesilo - In addition, the
memory unit 242 and theapplication 258, jointly with theprocessor unit 220, enable theunit 220 to execute other functions of theunit 220 presented in connection withfigs. 1a and 1b . - Described above are just a few embodiments of the invention. The principle according to the invention can naturally be varied within the scope protection defined in the claims, regarding for example implementation details as well as fields of use.
Claims (14)
- A control system (100) for controlling the feed of a solid fuel in a combustion process, comprising
a control unit (120, 220), which is adapted
to communicate by way of a communications link in the system and
to receive from online measuring instruments (130a, 130b, 130c, 130d, 230) online measurement data regarding the fuel coming from a fuel reception unit (106a, 106b, 106c),
characterized in that
the control unit is further adapted to control silo feeding means (110a, 110b, 110c) for delivering the measured fuel into a fuel silo (104, 108a, 108b) on a basis of a content model of the fuel silo and the measurement data. - The system according to the preceding claim, wherein the control unit is adapted to calculate continuously from the measurement data at least one criterion of the fuel and to establish the content model of the fuel distribution in the fuel silo on the basis of the at least one criterion.
- The system according to claim 2, wherein the content model is a real-time two-dimensional (2D) or three-dimensional (3D) content model.
- The system according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the at least one criterion of the fuel is at least one of followings: a type of the fuel, moisture content of the fuel, foreign matter content of the fuel, ash content of the fuel, at least one element concentration of the fuel, energy content of the fuel, density of the fuel, mass of the fuel, and fragment size of the fuel.
- The system according to any of claims 2-4, wherein the control unit is further adapted to maintain the established content model and to update the established content model in real time according to the supply and discharge of the fuel.
- The system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the control system is adapted to transmit fuel demand information on a basis of the content model.
- The system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein first online measuring instruments (130a) are installed in connection with conveying means (105) between the reception unit and the fuel silo, and the control unit is adapted to control discharging means (114c) for removing the measured fuel from the conveying means prior to its delivery into the fuel silo on a basis of the measurement data received from the first measuring instruments (130a), wherein said fuel silo is a storage silo (104) or at least one feeding silo (108a, 108b).
- The system according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the control unit is adapted to control the silo feeding means for the delivery of the measured fuel on the basis of the content model and the measurement data received from the first measuring instruments, and/or silo discharging means (112a, 112b, 112c) for discharging fuel from the fuel silo on a basis of at least the content model.
- The system according to any of the preceding claims, which further comprises second online measuring instruments (130b), which are installed in connection with conveying means between a storage silo (104) and at least one feeding silo (108a, 108b), and wherein the control unit is adapted to control the feeding means for at least one feeding silo for the delivery of the fuel on a basis of the content model and the measurement data received from the second measuring instruments.
- The system according to any of the preceding claims, which further comprises third online measuring instruments (130c, 130d) which are installed in connection with conveying means between at least one feeding silo and a fuel boiler (102), and wherein the control unit is adapted to supply control means of the combustion process with information pertinent to the measurement data received from the third measuring instruments.
- A control unit (120, 220) for controlling the feed of a solid fuel in a combustion process, comprising
a processor unit (240),
a memory unit (242) comprising a computer program (258), and
a data transfer unit (244),
wherein the memory unit and the computer program together with the processor unit cause the control unit to receive, by the transfer unit and by way of a communications link, from online measuring instruments (130a, 130b, 130c, 130d, 230) online measurement data regarding the fuel coming from a fuel reception unit (106a, 106b, 106c),
characterized in that
the memory unit and the computer program together with the processor unit further cause the control unit to control, by the transfer unit and by way of the communications link, silo feeding means (110a, 110b, 110c) for delivering the measured fuel into a fuel silo (104, 108a, 108b) on a basis of a content model of the fuel silo and the measurement data. - A control method for controlling the feed of a solid fuel in a combustion process in the control system (100) according to any of claims 1-10, comprising at least steps of
receiving with a control unit (120, 220) from online measuring instruments (130a, 130b, 130c, 130d, 230), by way of a communications link, online measurement data regarding the fuel coming from a fuel reception unit (106a, 106b, 106c) and
controlling with the control unit, by way of a communications link, silo feeding means (110a, 110b, 110c) for delivering the measured fuel into a fuel silo (104, 108a, 108b) on a basis of a content model of the fuel silo and the measurement data. - A computer program (258) comprising instructions, which, when the program is executed by a computer, cause the computer to carry out at least the steps of the control method according to claim 12.
- A tangible, non-volatile computer-readable storage medium comprising the computer program (258) according to claim 13.
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